My first attempt at a pet portrait.

[Diamond_Dog]

I did this for a friend of my sister’s. This dog is a black Lab.

[Ocelot II]

1. Very nice job, especially the eyes!

[Diamond_Dog]

4. TY, Ocelot!

[anciano]

2. Well done!

[Diamond_Dog]

6. TY, anciano!

[Catlady123]

3. Nice!

[Diamond_Dog]

7. TY, Catlady123!

[Deuxcents]

5. Even without the description, we'd know what this puppy is..it's so lifelike 🤩

[Diamond_Dog]

8. TY, Deuxcents!

[Hope22]

10. Very sweet!😊

[Diamond_Dog]

12. TY Hope22!

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Really like the face.

[Diamond_Dog]

13. TY sinkingfeeling!

[SheltieLover]

14. Beautiful!

[Diamond_Dog]

16. TY SheltieLover!

[SheltieLover]

18. I love the way her/his head is brought up close

Zoomed in if you will.

Just gorgeous work, DD!

[Diamond_Dog]

21. TY! I worked from a photo so that's how she appeared in the photo.

[SheltieLover]

22. Well you've done an exceptional job!

Oils? Acrylics? Watercolors?

I admire your talent!

[Diamond_Dog]

26. Aw! You're sweet.

It’s acrylics.

[SheltieLover]

35. Pls keep painting!

You are truly gifted.

Do you ever do the tutorials Samplegirl uses on You Tube? I love her work, too.

[Katcat]

15. Honestly

It took me a couple of seconds to realize that wasn’t a picture from a camera

[Diamond_Dog]

17. Wow TY Katcat!

[SheltieLover]

25. Same here!

[marble falls]

19. Pawlenty good enough, who's a good artist?!?

[Diamond_Dog]

23. Haha TY marble falls!

[nuxvomica]

20. Damn. that's good!

You've really captured the doggies' personality! What medium?

[Diamond_Dog]

24. TY nuxvomica! It's acrylics.

[Figarosmom]

27. Wow, you captured such emotion in that face.

I like the composition too.

[Diamond_Dog]

28. TY Figarosmom!

[brer cat]

29. That is great, Diamond Dog.

[Diamond_Dog]

30. TY, brer cat!

[BumRushDaShow]

31. Captured those eyes and the nose ready to go full throttle into your face

And I imagined a tail loudly thumping the floor.

(one of my sisters had one)

Excellent!

[Diamond_Dog]

42. Aw TY BumRushDaShow!

I have a Lab too!

[xuplate]

32. Amazing. I had to enlarge it to confirm it wasn't a photo. Love it.

[Diamond_Dog]

43. TY xuplate!

[Joinfortmill]

33. Wow, very nice.

[Diamond_Dog]

44. TY Joinfortmill!

[LoisB]

34. If this is your first attempt, how much are you selling your third attempt for?

This is extremely well done. Beautiful!

[Diamond_Dog]

45. TY so much LoisB!

[calimary]

36. Beautifully done!

I was almost sure it was a photo til I looked a little more closely at the pink “donut” or whatever it is.

But that dog looks REAL.

[Diamond_Dog]

46. TY calimary! yes she has a little chew toy.

[samplegirl]

37. How Sweet Diamond

You did an excellent job!

[Diamond_Dog]

47. TY so much samplegirl!

You’re so sweet.

[Rhiannon12866]

38. Awww! What an adorable dog! Great job!

[Diamond_Dog]

48. Wow, TY Rhiannon12866!

[CrispyQ]

39. Wow! The face looks like a photo!

Nice job! Your friend will love it!

[Diamond_Dog]

49. TY CrispyQ and yes she did, so I was happy!

[MacKasey]

40. WOW, you did an excellent job!!

[Diamond_Dog]

51. TY MacKasey!

[kentuck]

41. Did you use acrylics?

That is fantastic!

[Figarosmom]

50. I did one of my daughters pup a while back.

It wasn't finished yet when I took the picture. Yours is so much better.

Working on a watercolor of my daughter's pup.

— MUZZY SAYS (@muzzyismine.bsky.social) 2026-01-27T22:05:23.986Z

Being blind in one eye does throw off some perspective.

[Diamond_Dog]

52. Figarosmom, your painting is absolutely beautiful!

[Figarosmom]

55. Glad you like it.😊

[dawn5651]

53. wow very nice the parent of this puppy has to be thrilled

[Diamond_Dog]

54. I hope they liked it. TY dawn5651.

[Bayard]

56. That's a nose you could kiss!

Nice job. Did you go from a photo, or live?

[skylucy]

57. Very nice!